[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37246-37247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14681]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2013-67; Order No. 1749]
New Postal Product
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service
request to add an additional negotiated service agreement with the
Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS 3) product. This
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notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and
takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: June 21, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments
electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202-789-6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Contents of Filing
IV. Commission Action
I. Introduction
On June 13, 2013, the Postal Service filed a notice announcing that
it has entered into an additional Global Expedited Package Services
(GEPS) 3 negotiated service agreement (Agreement).\1\ The Postal
Service seeks inclusion of the Agreement within the GEPS 3 product.
Notice at 2.
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\1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing a
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 3
Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, June 13, 2013 (Notice).
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II. Background
The Commission approved the addition of GEPS to the competitive
product list as a result of consideration of Governors' Decision No.
08-7 in Docket No. CP2008-5.\2\ The Commission later added GEPS 3 to
the competitive product list, and authorized the agreement filed in
Docket No. CP2010-71 to serve as the baseline agreement for purposes of
considering the potential functional equivalence of other
agreements.\3\
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\2\ See Docket No. CP2008-5, Order No. 86, Order Concerning
Global Expedited Package Services Contracts, June 27, 2008.
\3\ See Docket Nos. MC2010-28 and CP2010-71, Order No. 503,
Order Approving Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated
Service Agreement, July 29, 2010.
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The instant Agreement is the successor to the agreement approved in
Docket No. CP2012-30, and is with the same customer. Id. at 3. The
Agreement is intended to take effect July 1, 2013, following the June
30, 2013 expiration of the current agreement.\4\ Id. It is set to
expire 1 year after its effective date. Id.
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\4\ The Commission recently granted a brief extension of the
Docket No. CP2012-30 agreement (from June 10, 2013 to June 30,
2013). The extension was based on the understanding a successor
agreement would be filed. See Docket No. CP2012-30, Order No. 1731,
Order Granting Motion for Temporary Relief, May 24, 2013.
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III. Contents of Filing
The Notice includes the following attachments:
Attachment 1--a redacted copy of the Agreement;
Attachment 2--a redacted copy of the certified statement
required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
Attachment 3--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No.
08-7, which establishes prices and classifications for Global Expedited
Package Services Contracts; and
Attachment 4--an application for non-public treatment of
materials to be filed under seal.
Materials filed under seal include unredacted copies of the
Agreement, the certified statement, and supporting financial
workpapers. Id. The Postal Service filed redacted versions of the
financial workpapers as public Excel files.
The Notice addresses reasons why the Postal Service believes the
Agreement is functionally equivalent to the GEPS 3 baseline agreement,
notwithstanding differences in two of the introductory (``Whereas'')
paragraphs of the Agreement; revisions to existing articles; and new,
deleted, and renumbered articles. Id. at 3-7. The Notice also
identifies the addition of an Annex 2. Id. at 6. The Postal Service
states that these differences do not affect either the fundamental
service being offered under the Agreement or its fundamental structure.
Id. at 7.
The Postal Service states that for the reasons discussed in the
Notice and as demonstrated by the financial data filed under seal, it
has established that the Agreement is in compliance with the
requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and that the Agreement is functionally
equivalent to Docket No. CP2010-71. Id. The Postal Service therefore
asks that the Commission add the Agreement to the GEPS 3 product. Id.
III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-67 for consideration
of matters raised by the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments
on whether the Agreement is consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C.
3632, 3633, or 3642. Comments are due no later than June 21, 2013. The
public portions of the Postal Service's filing can be accessed via the
Commission's Web site, http://www.prc.gov. Information on how to obtain
access to non-public material is appears at 39 CFR part 3007.
The Commission appoints Curtis E. Kidd to serve as Public
Representative in Docket No. CP2013-67.
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2013-67 for
consideration of matters raised in the Postal Service's Notice.
2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no
later than June 21, 2013.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Curtis E. Kidd is appointed to serve
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent
the interests of the general public in Docket No. CP2013-67.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14681 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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